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Prabhakar name meaning
“light-maker; the sun”
- Letters
- 9
- Syllables
- 3●●●
- First letter
- P
- Origin
- Sanskrit · Hindi
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Tamil scriptபிரபாகர்
- Devanagari scriptप्रभाकर
- Telugu scriptప్రభాకర్
Prabhakar is a masculine name from Sanskrit meaning 'light-maker', a word for the sun.
What does Prabhakar mean?
About the name Prabhakar
Prabhakar (prabhakara) combines Sanskrit prabha, 'light', and kara, 'maker', literally 'light-maker'. In Sanskrit and Hindi it also denotes the sun, and it is a name of Shiva.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Syllables | Pra-bha-kar |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with P |
| Tamil script | பிரபாகர் |
|---|---|
| Devanagari script | प्रभाकर |
| Telugu script | ప్రభాకర్ |
Sources
- Wiktionary: प्रभाकर · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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